| dent | 1. <prefix> Relating to the teeth or dentition, dental. See: odonto-. Origin: L. Dens, tooth 2. A slight depression, or small notch or hollow, made by a blow or by pressure; an indentation. "A blow that would have made a dent in a pound of butter." (De Quincey) Origin: A variant of Dint. Source: Websters Dictionary (21 Jun 2000) |
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| toothache | <medicine> Pain in a tooth or in the teeth; odontalgia. <botany> Toothache grass The prickly ash. A shrub of the genus Aralia (A. Spinosa). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |